On Friday, the Province announced their decision after consultation about a ban on cosmetic pesticide use.
Summer in the City is now behind us. The organizers need to be commended for a well planned event. The South Eastman Transition Initiative contribution to the event was a booth drawing attention realistic alternatives to the gasoline consuming automobile; alternatives to the apparently irresistible car culture.
Recently the headline in the Carillon read “Lagoon Phosphorus Levels Under Review”. This concern should take seriously indeed – for at least two reasons.
Thanks to the many readers who commented very favourably on the recent article on different people’s priorities – jobs, the environment or the economy.
Isolated buildings are symptoms of a disconnected sick society. This pattern is reprinted with permission from Christopher Alexander and the Center for Environmental Structure.
Did you know that there is just 21 years capacity left available at Steinbach Landfill? So what should our expectations be?
If you have a mortgage, lots of payments and a young family, then understandably you would most likely say your job is the most important.
A while ago I tried something new. I made my own dishwasher soap! While I was at it, I checked out how to make laundry and dish soap, and tried that too – all in one evening.
This week is International Compost Awareness Week and the Compost Council of Canada is inviting us to ‘feed the soil’. That means giving back to the soil that grows our food.
I have just returned from a trip to England to see family and friends. It was a short visit, and we did a fair bit of travelling around, but it gave me food for thought.
